Low investor confidence. Withdraws of foreign direct investment in China reached a record $15 billion last quarter, according to a Bloomberg report that cited data from China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange. The outlet said it’s only the second time FDI marked a decline and noted that, if the slump continues for the rest of […]
Progress. Azerbaijan and Armenia have agreed to exclude the Zangezur corridor from a peace agreement to resolve their long-standing border conflict. Baku has been...
Ahead of parliamentary elections set for October, Georgia appears to be reevaluating its relations with Russia and the West. The country severed diplomatic ties...
Careful calibration. Hezbollah wants to strike back at Israel within days and may move forward without Iran, which apparently has not decided on its...
Last year, approximately 30 percent of the world’s population experienced moderate to severe food insecurity. This means some 2.3 billion people “compromised on the...
Looking ahead. The main thrust of Russia’s offensive in Ukraine will wind down within two months, Ukrainian intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov said. Russia launched...
Russian support. Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu arrived in Iran on Monday for an official visit. He met with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian,...
Iranian foreign policy is famously difficult to comprehend. When Leonhart Rauwolf, a German physician and traveler, visited Persia in 1573, he described negotiating with...
Preemptive strike? There are reports that an Iranian attack against Israel could be imminent and that U.S. President Joe Biden will hold talks on the...
